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wiggly

UK/ˈwɪɡl̩i/ US/ˈwɪɡ(ə)li/ uncommon

adjective

1.

curved or curving in and out

  • “wiggly lines”
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2.

having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion

  • “squirming boys”
  • “wiggly worms”
  • “writhing snakes”
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Origin

From wiggle + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiggelg, wiggelch (“wiggly”), German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”).

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